Rabbi Chaim Yisroel Belsky, a contemporary posek and longtime Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, New York, passed away on Thursday, 19 Shvat 5776.
He was 77.
Rabbi Belsky was known for his wide knowledge in both all four chalakim on Shulchan Aruch and science, according to Hamodia. His frequent “Ask the Rav” sessions covered the entire gamut of Halachah and hashkafah.
He was the decades-long Rav of Camp Agudah, and senior halachic consultant for the Orthodox Union’s kashrus division, the largest kashrus agency in the world, the newspaper said.
Born in 1938, Rabbi Belsky’s parents were Rabbi Berel and Chana Tzirel Belsky, his maternal grandfather was Rabbi Binyomin Wilhelm, a founder of Torah Vodaath.
He is survived by his Rebbetzin Miriam and children. His son-in-law is the renowned philanthropist Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz of Los Angeles.
The levayah took place on Friday Erev Shabbos. Kevurah will be in Israel on Sunday.
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
I grew up in Lakewood, and I saw many guys would wear rebbanu tams even though it is not the norm there. I always wondered why. Now I know why, It’s amazing how one act of chessid by the rebbe effected so many in the Lakewood. community.
Knew all not just shulchon oruch. I heard a Jew for j once knocked on his door and started quoting Iseah. He asked them if they know the prior or next passage. After telling it to them he said come back when u know it.
I was there when he directed a calf and explained all the parts and halochos.
I was a classmate of his son Elimelech who is a Genius and a rosh kollel in eretz Yisroel.
May he be a good advocate for Clal Yisroel.
Zatzal
I appreciate seeing non-Lubavitcher Gedolim given their proper respect.
I heard from my zayda that he knew first hand that the rebbe gave him rabannu tams and rav belsky wore every day since.
His phone never went to voice mail. Rabbi Belsky ZT”L picked up his phone or a family member picked up and gave the message. Truly devoted to everyone!
A dugmah chaya in Camp Agudah in the ’70’s; I was there when he laid out tefillin on tables and painted them to assure kashrus.
Approachable, down to earth, and available to his students, I also had the merit to see him in action when my school shared the Torah Vodaas campus administrating a separate program for special-needs children.
he was part of kallel yisorel who took shalous not just from chassidisher people, mitnagnim, litvish, modern etc…hard to replace
BD’E
Moshiach now! what a loss
bd”e
We need Moshiach Now!!!
A collasal kashrus King kind and considerate of every yid.His son in law should write a hundred sefer torahs in his memory for Chabad houses around the world!!!